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Walden Green Montessori students study Beaver Island history and ecology

Also Walden Green Montessori Beaver Island study 2011

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TypeEvent
Date2011-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2011-06
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Education
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Walden Green Montessori seventh graders visited Beaver Island for a project combining history, ecology, natural resources, service learning, economics, and island life. Their account describes museum and lighthouse visits, CMU ecology fieldwork, a school cleanup, and a ferry-engine-room tour.

Evidence limits

This is the students’ published account of the visit, not a school itinerary, field log, or independent assessment of every activity.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "Learning About Life on Beaver Island."
    Reports a seventh-grade visit involving island history, ecology, service learning, economics, museums, Protar's home, lighthouses, CMU fieldwork, school cleanup, and a tour of the ferry. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the student account and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Walden Green Montessori students study Beaver Island history and ecology”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-walden-green-montessori-island-study-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "Learning About Life on Beaver Island." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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